CEBU CITY — At least two kilos of suspected shabu worth P13.6 million were seized from a taxi driver in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City.
Jorge Phala, 52, was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Mandaue City Police Office past 5 a.m.on Wednesday, March 9.
Police said Phala served as a drug courier for a local drug group.
“We are now conducting follow-up investigations to identify his cohorts and determine the source of illegal drugs,” said Brig. Gen. Roque Vega, regional director of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas.
Police said Phala, a resident of Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City, was capable of selling four to six kilos of shabu a week.
At the time of the arrest, the suspect was about to deliver illegal drugs in Mandaue and Bogo City.
“I would like to commend the team for this successful anti-illegal drug operation,” said Vega.